No Death Penalty in Wisconsin Panel

Wednesday, Oct 25 at 6pm in the Wisconsin State Historical Society Auditorium
Panelists will discuss a range of issues--such as racial bias, mental health, wrongful convictions, and the DNA clause--that relate to the death penalty referendum that will be on Wisconsin's Nov. 7 ballot. Panelists include Vickie Panetti, sister of death row inmate Scott Panetti, Juan Melendez, exonerated from Florida's death row, Robbie Lowery of the Wisconsin Department of Justice, and former Illinois Prosecutor Cynthia Hirsch. Moderated by UW Law Professor Heinz Klug.
Free and open to the public. Questions? 263.2458
Sponsored by: Amnesty International, Wisconsin Union Directorate, No Death Penalty WI Coalition, UW Havens Center, National Black Law Students Association, Wisconsin Innocence Project, UW National Lawyer's Guild, Democratic Law Students Association, ACLU - UW, Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice, TAA, International Socialist Organization, Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty